Compatibility record
Does GitHub Copilot support PDF analysis?
Supported
GitHub Copilot analyzes uploaded PDF attachments on Free, Pro, Pro Plus, Business, and Enterprise in Copilot Chat when a supporting model is selected.
Last verified2026-09-08
Confidencehigh
Primary sources2
What this state means
Supported, with the qualification kept attached.
PDF is a supported chat attachment type alongside images. Requires a model that supports the attachment. Business/Enterprise retain attachments ~24 hours.
Capability definition
Extracts or interprets information from uploaded PDF documents.
Scope boundary
Text extraction, visual PDF understanding, form editing, and PDF creation are distinct capabilities.
Researcher note
Path A retry: longer docs Chat excerpt + github.blog vision GA (prior short PDF token failed min-length grounding).
Evidence
Primary records behind the answer.
- 01
Asking GitHub Copilot questions in GitHub
“Image and PDF attachments are available on all Copilot plans and are enabled by default, with no policy required to turn the feature on or off.”
- 02
Copilot vision is generally available
“You can attach images and PDFs directly to your chat prompts so Copilot can reason about what it sees alongside your code.”